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Francisco Jara

Panama City

Chief Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Chilean journalist, AFP chief correspondent for Central America, based in Panama City. Previously Lima, Havana, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo & Caracas

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  • 4 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Francisco Jara

    Yalisbeth Gill cría gallinas y Liduvina Rivera siembra café en Las Gaitas, una zona agrícola a 50 km al oeste del canal de Panamá. A pesar de la distancia, ambas impulsaron su actividad, en parte, gracias a la entidad gestora del paso marítimo. El canal "nos ha dado los materiales necesarios para lo que es la construcción de la galera de las gallinas [...] y aparte de eso también nos ha brindado capacitación", cuenta Gill, de 26 años.

  • 1 month ago | spacedaily.com | Francisco Jara

    Prospect of copper mine reopening revives tensions in PanamaBy Francisco JaraDonoso, Panama (AFP) Mar 22, 2025 Piles of copper concentrate from a Canadian-owned mine closed by the Panama courts in 2023 sit on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and are now approved for export, to the dismay of environmentalists.

  • 1 month ago | barrons.com | Francisco Jara

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Francisco Jara

    Piles of copper concentrate from a Canadian-owned mine closed by the Panama courts in 2023 sit on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and are now approved for export, to the dismay of environmentalists. A red and white chimney serves as a beacon for ships, but none have docked for more than a year at the Cobre Panama mine, which had been operated since February 2019 by Canada's First Quantum Minerals.

  • 1 month ago | barrons.com | Francisco Jara

    The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com. © Agence France-Presse

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Francisco Jara
Francisco Jara @FranciscoJara3
8 Oct 24

La temporada de cruceros comenzó en el Canal de Panamá... https://t.co/Ek8tYeIF04

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Francisco Jara @FranciscoJara3
29 Aug 24

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Francisco Jara
Francisco Jara @FranciscoJara3
20 Aug 24

Panamá deporta a primer grupo de migrantes detenidos en el Darién bajo acuerdo con EEUU... https://t.co/lziUMBYMzT